The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1887-12-15
FIFTIE1H CONGRESS.
Abotract Of the Proceedings OF the
Senate and House.

SENATE.
The president sent the following nomin-
atoms to the senate:
Lucius Q. &. Lamar Of Mississippi a..
sociate justice OF the supreme court Of the
United States; William r. Villas OF Wiscon.
sin, secretary Of the interior; Don N. Dick.
inson OF Michigan, postmaster general:
Charles 9. Fairchild oil New York, secre-
tary Of the treasury; George L. Rivers Of
Isaac H. Maynard of New York, assistant
secretary OF the treasury; sigourney But
Ter OF MASSACHUSETTS,, second controller OF
the treasury; James w. Hytae OF Connetti.
cut treasurer OF the United States.
Little business done, and an adjourn.
ment was had until Thursday.
A large number of amendments to the
rules were submitted and the Presidents
message was read.
Not in session.
In the house the committee on mileage
Belden IN. W. Howard Qnd.), Burnett
(Mass.), FELTON, (Cal.) Resolutions pro.
viding for the amendment of the rules OF
the house were offered as follows:
By Mr.. McCreary, to amend rule
21 by adding thereto the following:
And all general appropriation bills shall
be reported to the house within
sixty days! after the appointment
OF the standing committees. at the first
session, and within forty days after the
commencement of the second session. BY
Mr. HO1A fWio %0
to require every member to be present
within the hall of the house during the
session, unless excused or necessarily pre-
vented, and to vote on all votes and on
each roll call, unless personally or
peculiarly interested in the PROPOSE ton
under pain OF liability to expulsion. By
Mr.. Springer, to amend rule 26, paragraph
3, SO as to read: "The fourth Monday OF
each month after the call OF states and
shall, when claimed by the committee on
territories be devoted exclusively to the
consideration OF business presented by
that committee, and any unfinished bust.
ness remaining at the end OF the day shall
be in order until disposed off, BY Mr..
Springer, providing for the abolition of the
committees on Pacific railroads, invalid
pensions, mileage, militia and improve
inent of the Mississippi river, and the
transfer OF their functions to other COM
mittees. Provision is also made for q
general increase OF the membership of the
remaining committees and rearrangment
OF their duties to some extent.
Adjourned for several days.
SENATE.
The senate committees, as foreshadowed,
were announced. Then came flood of bills.
The total number of bills and Joint resolu-
In,
ever before introduced in the senate in one
day.
Bills for the admission OF Dakota and
Washington Territory were included in the
list.
Senator Best offered bill to place the
entire park in Wyoming and to effect nu.
merous changes in administration.
Senator Hale offered preamble and res
olution reciting the provision OF the civil
service law which prohibits government
officials from offensive craftsmanship and
the letters OF the president and OF Com.
missioner Oberly on the subject;
and providing for the appoint.
ment OF a select committee OF seven to ex.
amino fully into the present condition of
the civil service in all its branches; to as
certain whether appointments have been
based on merit and qualifications, OF dis
tributed as partisan favo,s; and as to the
pun o1C1pdCAOII VI government OIlCl0l6 IN
political conventions and elections.
Speaker Carlisle, having called upon Mr..
Crisp to preside, stepped down upon tho
floor and addres sed the chair as follows:
1t is we'll known that there is a contest
pending which makes it improper for me-
rs presiding officer OF the house, to APP
point the committee on elections. have
left tho chair, therefore, for the purpose
OF asking the house to excuse me
from tho performance OF that duty, and
take such proceedings in this matter as it's
Judgment may dictate. have no sugges.
ton to make except to say that the forma.
ton OF tho other committees OF the house
will be facilitated by having this matter
disposed OF at the earliest day that will
suit the convenience of members.
Mr.. Holman offered resolution that
the house will at o'clock tomorrow pro-
coed to elect fifteen members who will consti-
tute the committee on elections for the pres
emit session. Adopted. The following were
chosen as members OF the committee by
caucuses:
Republican-Rowell, Houk, Cooper, Ly.
man OF Iowa, johnson of Indiana and
Lodge.
Democratic-Crisp, chairman; Outh-
waite, Barry, O. Ferrall, Marsh, O'Neill OF
Indiana, Moore, johnson of North Caro-.
lima. and Head